Robin Williams dies: Celebrity reaction

"Heartbroken. Thanks chief -- for your friendship and for what you gave the world. Robin had a ton of love in him. He personally did so much for so many people. He made Matt and my dreams come true. What do you owe a guy who does that? Everything. May you find peace my friend." -- Facebook

"Heartbroken. Thanks chief -- for your friendship and for what you gave the world. Robin had a ton of love in him. He personally did so much for so many people. He made Matt and my dreams come true. What do you owe a guy who does that? Everything. May you find peace my friend." -- Facebook (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

"Robin brought so much joy into my life, and I will carry that joy with me forever. He was such a beautiful man. I was lucky to know him, and I will never, ever forget him," he said in a statement.

"Robin brought so much joy into my life, and I will carry that joy with me forever. He was such a beautiful man. I was lucky to know him, and I will never, ever forget him," he said in a statement. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

"This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken," Susan Schneider Williams said after the death of Robin Williams.

"This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken," Susan Schneider Williams said after the death of Robin Williams. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

"Just like everyone who knew him or worked with him, I am devastated by the loss of Robin Williams. I worked with Robin in 'Garp,' the first of his serious rolls. He brought lightness to his serious work and gravity to his comedy, no matter how wild and crazy. He was a genius performer and a...

"Just like everyone who knew him or worked with him, I am devastated by the loss of Robin Williams. I worked with Robin in 'Garp,' the first of his serious rolls. He brought lightness to his serious work and gravity to his comedy, no matter how wild and crazy. He was a genius performer and a... (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)